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  • 2018 International Congress

    Fasciculations from a cholinesterase inhibitor

    W. Deeb (Gainesville, FL, USA)

    Objective: Present and discuss fasciculations in the setting of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. Background: Specific acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors (e.g., donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine) are the current first-line treatment…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Clinical profile and predictors of outcome in Neuroleptic malignant syndrome and Parkinsonism hyperpyrexia syndrome

    R. Kandadai, P. Dutta, S. Meka, T. Syed, S. Tandra, S. Turaga, R. Borgohain (Hyderabad, India)

    Objective: To assess the clinical profile and the factors predicting mortality of Indian patients with Neuroleptic malignant syndrome(NMS) and Parkinsonism hyperpyrexia syndrome (PHS). Background: NMS…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Attitudes to Palliative Care in Movement Disorder Physicians in the UK

    L. Wiblin, T. Wong, C. Kui, M. Lee, D. Burn (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom)

    Objective: The objective of this project was to determine attitudes toward palliative care (PC) of physicians in the UK who manage movement disorder. Care of…
  • 2018 International Congress

    A novel mutation in VRK1 associated with distal spinal muscular atrophy

    L. Li, L. Wang, Z. Lu, X. Sun, X. Suo, J. Li, J. Peng, R. Peng (Chengdu, China)

    Objective: To elucidate the underlying genetic cause of dSMA in a Chinese family with two affected siblings. Background: Distal spinal muscular atrophy (dSMA), also called…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Cervical dystonia in Modigliani’s paintings: The clue was the sensory trick

    J.C. Martinez Castrillo, A. Alonso Canovas, P.J. Garcia (Madrid, Spain)

    Objective: To confirm that Jeanne Hebuterne, Modigliani's muse, suffered from cervical dystonia Background: Amedeo Modigliani was one of the most outstanding painters of the XX…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Caudate nucleus atrophy as an early finding of Neuroferritinopathy

    G. Alvarez Bravo, J. Fernández Carril, E. Orts Castro (Guadalajara, Spain)

    Objective: To report the presence of caudate nucleus atrophy from early stages of Neuroferritinopathy. Background: Neuroferritinopathy is a form of neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation,…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Correlation between cerebral perfusion and striatal dopamine transporter activity by dual SPECT study in Parkinsonian syndromes

    Y. Nakano, S. Hirano, K. Kojima, H. Li, A. Ishikawa, T. Sakurai, H. Tai, H. Mukai, T. Horikoshi, T. Uno, S. Kuwabara (Chiba, Japan)

    Objective: We aimed to investigate the correlations between brain perfusion and striatal dopamine transporter (DAT) activity in parkinsonian syndromes and to characterize the difference in…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Economics of Botulinum Toxin Therapy: Influence of the AbobotulinumtoxinA Package Size on the Costs of Botulinum Toxin Therapy

    F. Adib Saberi, D. Dressler (Hamburg, Germany)

    Objective: To explore whether more differentiated package sizes allow for more economic use of Dysport® in a large neurological botulinum toxin (BT) outpatient clinic (>9000…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Electrophysiological characteristics of task-specific and position-specific tremor: A variant of dystonic tremor?

    P. Panyakaew, R. Bhidayasiri (Bangkok, Thailand)

    Objective: To explore the role of the bedside electrophysiological tests and the characteristics of tremor in task-specific and position-specific tremor. Background: Task-specific and position-specific tremors…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Prevalence, Distribution and Management of Parkinson among Pakistani Population

    S. Naureen (Rawalpindi, Pakistan)

    Objective: To evaluate clinical spectrum and management of the parkinson disease(PD) among Pakistani population. Background: Parkinson, an idiopathic, slowly progressive neuro-degenerative syndrome characterized by bradykinesia,…
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